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Humanity Unchained

by Julia McCoy & Jeff Joyce

Humanity Unchained: An AI Show Hosted by Julia McCoy & Jeff Joyce covers humanity’s future in an era of artificial intelligence. No topic around AI and the future of life and work is off limits. Subscribe for a new episode every week. Learn more about BrandWell: https://brandwell.ai/

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  1. EP 30: AI, Supercomputing, and AGI with Dr. Kyle Kabasares

    Join hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce as they engage with Dr. Kyle Kabasares, a NASA data scientist, YouTube creator, and physics PhD, on the future of AI and supercomputing. The discussion covers Kyle's work at NASA Earth Exchange, the impact of supercomputing and machine learning on Earth…

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  2. EP 29: Joseph Lazukin on Harnessing AI: From Trading Bots to Transforming Industries

    In this riveting episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce sit down with multi-year entrepreneur Joseph Lazukin to delve into his innovative AI-driven trading bot. The conversation spans a broad range of topics, from the challenges in creating a successful trading algorithm…

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  3. EP 28: The Evolution of AI and the Future of Work with the CEO of BrandWell, Justin McGill

    In this episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce delve into the evolution of their podcast and company, now rebranded as Brandwell. Joined by special guests Justin McGill and Ben Harper, they discuss the journey from Content at Scale to Brandwell, the impact of AI on…

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  4. EP 27: David Shapiro Confirms P(Doom) is 0%: Could All Machines Be Benevolent?

    In this episode of 'Humanity Unchained,' host Julia McCoy welcomes AI expert David Shapiro to discuss the alignment problem in artificial intelligence and the journey towards creating benevolent machines. Shapiro shares his intriguing experiments with GPT-2, his YouTube and AI career, and the...

  5. EP 26: Are you too late to AI? - Austin Armstrong

    Pre-order Upskill: Become AI Proof https://a.co/d/acQvLda AI in Marketing: Transformative Strategies and Success Stories with Austin Armstrong In this episode of 'Humanity Unchained,' hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce welcome digital marketing expert Austin Armstrong. They dive into the rapidly...

  6. EP 25: The Future of Law in the Age of AI with Gary Marchant

    In this episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce discuss the significant impact of AI on the legal profession with Gary Marchant, Regents Professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU. Gary shares insights on how AI is transforming legal tasks like research and...

  7. EP 24: The Singularity is Nearer: A Deep Dive with Mike Stone

    In this episode of "Humanity Unchained," hosts Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy, along with special guest Mike Stone, delve into Ray Kurzweil's latest book and his TED Talk. They discuss Kurzweil's predictions about the future of technology and his claims about AI advancements, life extension, and the...

  8. EP 23: How a 26,000 Employee Healthcare Company Uses Nvidia AI with Michael Stone

    Join Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce, hosts of Humanity Unchained, as they sit down with Michael Stone, a veteran IT specialist with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector. In this special episode, Michael discusses the intersection of AI and healthcare, the challenges of AI…

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  9. EP 22: AI’s Impact on Jobs, Coffee Robots, and Consciousness Debate

    In this episode of the Humanity Unchained podcast, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce tackle the latest iteration of AI news and its implications for humanity, jobs, and daily life. They dive into a fascinating story about NAVR, South Korea's largest search engine, which uses over 100 autonomous...

  10. E21: OpenAI's Next Frontier, Elon Musk’s $6B AI Ambition, and the Future of Supercomputers

    What's real, what's hype? OpenAI has announced the training of a new model that promises to surpass GPT-4, setting sights on achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). Jeff and Julia explore the implications of this ambitious project, and the formation of a new safety and security committee...

  11. E20: Google + OpenAI Spring AI News Recap, How to Upskill, + We Ask Chris Evans (of Traffic & Funnels) What He Thinks of Machine Sentience

    History was in the making as we saw incredible AI technology news drop at Google's recent I/O conference and OpenAI's Spring Update. We're breaking down Google's Project Astra, showcasing real-time AI awareness that hints at a future where machines exhibit conscious-like behavior; and OpenAI's...

  12. E19: Will AI Ever Become Sentient? AI Simulation and How To Survive AGI. Live recording in Austin, Texas

    Welcome to a groundbreaking episode of the "Humanity Unchained" podcast! This special edition was recorded live at the Content Hacker Live event in Austin, Texas, in front of an enthusiastic audience of content creators and business owners. Our hosts, Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy, lead a riveting...

  13. E18: Do Physical AI Products Live Up to the Hype? Reviewing the Rabbit R1, Humane AI Pin, Limitless Pendant & Humanoids

    Terrible reviews are hitting YouTube this week for the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin. Why? What's going on? In this episode, Jeff and Julia explore the difference of real physical AI solutions versus shiny, flashy AI hype. We also chat about some of Jeff's favorite physical AI products standing out...

  14. E17: Meta Llama 3's Release Superseding OpenAI? Plus Full Breakdown of UBI (Universal Basic Income) with Luke Warner

    On April 18, 2024, Meta announced the release of Llama 3, breaking every benchmark for open source AI models and putting Meta nearly neck-and-neck with OpenAI itself. This puts Meta on the map in the world of AI and LLMs, only rivaled by OpenAI itself. Hear Jeff and Julia expertly break this down...

  15. E16: Full Breakdown of US Government's Proposed AI Regulation RAAIA Act, EU's AI Act, and Post-Labor Economics with Hans Nelson

    This April, Washington released a proposal from the Center for AI Policy (CAIP) that they're calling "Responsible Advanced Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024," or the RAAIA. This legislation establishes a framework for regulating advanced AI systems, championing public safety, and fostering...

  16. E15: Taiwan's $6.6 Billion Deal in Arizona for AI Chip Fabs, Our Controversial POV on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency, & Machine Consciousness with Kam Snow

    The Arizona desert just became the hottest place to supply chips that power the future. Today, we're covering breaking news that brings an incredible billion-dollar advancement in chip development to none other than Arizona – per Reuters, "The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday, April 8, it...

  17. E14: Neuralink AI Brain Implant Allows Man to Play Chess with His Mind, The Road to AGI, Humanoids vs Electric Cars, & Do Machines Have Souls?

    In this action-packed episode, co-hosts Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy cover some huge breakthroughs and giant questions as we hurtle towards a post-labor economy with AI fueling 100% of the work we do, impacting every industry. First up, we talk about how the first patient to get a cybernetic AI…

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  18. E13: Future Tense is Now Humanity Unchained, NVIDIA's Release of B200 "Blackwell" AI Chip & More

    Future Tense, our AI show, has officially been rebranded as Humanity Unchained! ✨ In E13 of what was formerly Future Tense, now Humanity Unchained, we cover the story of rebranding Future Tense into our new show and our vision for the future of this show & the conversations we are creating....

  19. E12: Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Anthropic Releases Claude 3, Content at Scale's New Deep Research Feature

    In today's episode, we're covering a bunch of breaking news starting with Elon Musk's lawsuit directed at OpenAI, alleging they broke the founding agreement by giving priority to profit over the benefits to humanity. But is this the real reason, or is the race to Artificial General Intelligence a...

  20. E11: AI Predicted to Add $15 Trillion by 2030, Tyler Perry Abandons $800M Studio Because of Sora

    In today's episode, we cover what Sam Altman said about AGI (artificial general intelligence), a new NASDAQ / Motley Crew headline reporting how AI could add an estimated $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030 – and the stock winners are not what you think (it's not Microsoft, Apple, or...

  21. E10: Is AGI Here? The Truth About Artificial General Intelligence

    In today's episode, we go into the rabbit hole of AGI (artificial general intelligence) with some practical, real answers. With OpenAI focused on a clear mission to "ensure that artificial general intelligence—AI systems that are generally smarter than humans—benefits all of humanity," new AI...

  22. E9: AI Girlfriends Are Cheating on Users, OpenAI Launches Sora and Google Gemini Ultra

    In today's episode, we cover a surprising Mozilla Foundation report released this Valentine's Day studying 11 "AI girlfriend chatbots" and how these "AI soulmates" are stealing data from users. Hear about the risks that these chatbots pose to users – with over 1M users on just one AI girlfriend...

  23. E8: Live Recording of Julia's Talk on the Future of AI at Concordia University Texas

    This episode is a recording from a live talk Julia McCoy gave to three college classes at Concordia University Texas in Austin, TX on February 8, 2024. In this talk, a blend of teaching by Julia on AI content, Content at Scale case studies, and how to implement AI successfully into marketing –…

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  24. E7: Why We're All Moving to Arizona, An Explosion of "Box Face Wearers," Google's Gemini Ultra

    In this episode, we're starting off with the reason why an AI company (ours) decided to work in-person and move to Arizona rather than work remotely. Next, Jeff brings up what a columnist recently said on Search Engine Land about SEO not getting replaced by generative AI tools. Julia brings up…

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  25. E6: Man Arrested Due to AI & Jeff's 2024 Viral Strategy

    On this episode: Imagine waking up to the police knocking at your door, informing you that you’re under arrest for armed robbery. That’s exactly what one man experienced when he was falsely accused due to faulty AI-based facial recognition. This episode is packed with AI mishaps, and it’s a great...

  26. E5: First Human Brain in History Gets an AI Implant + Other News

    Imagine a world where people can control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone. In breaking news, the first human has received a neural implant from the controversial brain chip startup Neuralink, with Musk tweeting on Sunday: "The first human received an implant from Neuralink...

  27. E4: Did Game Developer Palworld Steal Intellectual Property with AI? + Other News

    In breaking news, a new open-world game called Palworld launched in early access over this past week and sold four million copies in just three days - reaching a Steam concurrent player peak of over 1.2 million users overnight, giving it the highest concurrent player peak for a paid game (ever)....

  28. E3: Will Schools Adapt to AI? ASU Pulls a Shocker: First to Adapt to ChatGPT + Other News

    In breaking AI news on Friday, January 19, 2024, OpenAI acquired its first higher education customer: Arizona State University (ASU). ASU is leading the AI revolution in education by bringing ChatGPT to their researchers, staff and faculty, specifically planning to empower educators to use…

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  29. E2: CES AI Gadgets, GPT Store Launch & Custom GPTs, Deepfake Actor Clones & More

    In this episode, Jeff discusses a major release at CES: the Rabbit R1, an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you. OpenAI launched their GPT store where anyone can release, publish, and sell a Custom GPT early January of 2024; Julia debugs why CustomGPTs aren't the end-all, be-all of...

  30. E1: 1.4 Billion People Will Have to Reskill By 2026 + Other AI News

    An IBM study published in the fourth quarter of 2023 surveying 3,000 C-level executives across 28 countries and 21,000 workers in 22 nations found that 40% of all workers will have to reskill. That’s a whopping 1.4 billion folks. In January of 2024, the largest study of its kind on the state of…

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Humanity Unchained: An AI Show Hosted by Julia McCoy & Jeff Joyce covers humanity’s future in an era of artificial intelligence. No topic around AI and the future of life and work is off limits. Subscribe for a new episode every week. Learn more about BrandWell: https://brandwell.ai/

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